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Castle Crashers® vs Forty Foes

Castle Crashers® and Forty Foes both land in Action, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure on Steam. Both support cooperative play. Castle Crashers® is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Forty Foes has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Castle Crashers®

Choose Castle Crashers® if you want an Indie, RPG, and Casual game with Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 44,785 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Forty Foes

Choose Forty Foes if you want the LAN Co-op side of the pairing.

Both Castle Crashers® and Forty Foes sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Castle Crashers® vs Forty Foes — Steam metadata comparison
Castle Crashers® — Steam game coverCastle Crashers®Forty Foes — Steam game coverForty Foes
Released2012—
GenresAction, Indie, Adventure, RPG, CasualAction, Adventure
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows, macOS
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price14.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews97% positive (44,785 reviews)—
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-opMulti-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, LAN Co-op
DevelopersThe BehemothAsh Jackson

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Castle Crashers® vs Forty Foes — FAQ

Are Castle Crashers® and Forty Foes similar?
They overlap on Action, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Do both Castle Crashers® and Forty Foes have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Castle Crashers® ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Forty Foes ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, LAN Co-op.
Does Castle Crashers® run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Castle Crashers® is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Forty Foes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
Castle Crashers® vs Forty Foes — Verdict (2026) · imho.run